Delighted to see my work on display in the restaurant at The Albany here in Twickenham:

Many thanks to all our visitors who made both Open Studio weekends a great success.

I welcome visitors and am usually working in the weekends but best to call first to be sure : 07900242997 I currently have a wide range of work from tiny miniatures 4″ x 4″ to a three – panel hinged room screen 5′ x 5′.

As well as medium sized oil on canvas paintings I have the following oil paintings of local scenes on paper which are ready to frame – prices range from £9 to £120 :

‘Twickenham Rowing Club’ – Lee Campbell

‘Twickenham Riverside’ – Lee Campbell

‘Orleans Spring’ – Lee Campbell

‘Richmond Bridge’ – Lee Campbell

‘October Light’ – Lee Campbell

‘Richmond Sunset I’ – Lee Campbell

‘Richmond Sunset II’ – Lee Campbell

‘River Mist’ – Lee Campbell

‘Roses Pink” – Lee Campbell

‘Resting’ – Lee Campbell

One of a selection of miniature oil paintings as cards, ready to frame.

‘Twickenham Spring’ – Lee Campbell Available as a print or greeting card.

It’s been a very busy month preparing work for Art District: a fine art gallery in Amsterdam who have commissioned a series of large paintings 130cm x 130cm. These are loose atmospheric landscapes inspired by Turner and a delight to do. Having been doing finely detailed miniature paintings 10cm x10cm for greeting cards working on a large scale allows grand gestures and require a lot of energy.

The cards are ready to frame and at only £8 ea provide an affordable way to own an original oil painting.

‘Awakening’ oil on canvas Lee Campbell

New work available this month includes the following paintings:

‘Lake of Memories’ oil on canvas – Lee Campbell

‘Second Revelation’ oil on canvas Lee Campbell

‘Arcadian Thames’ oil on canvas Lee Campbell 2014

Mythologique – Lee Campbell

Studio Clearance

To make space I am also offering big discounts on a selection of older paintings – see below :

I’ve managed to create a new series of paintings for my latest project – ‘MEET the ARTIST’ in one of the store windows of BHS in Kingston. 20% of the sales going to support ‘Love Kingston’ www.love-kingston.org.uk

This is an exciting new campaign to raise vital funds for Kingston upon Thames’s communities: Kingston Savers, Kingston Legacy Fund, Kingston Foodbank, Action on Homelessness, Hestia and Oxygen.

‘Gold Heart’ oil on canvas Lee Campbell

It’s been a busy time for me this year and despite the rain and flooding – See these great pics from the Huffington Post. They just missed me hopping over the stepping stone earlier – love the chap texting as he wades :

My evening WATER COLOUR CLASS which begins 18th February at Kingston University is taking enrolments now: Contact Nina Hunt – Head of Short Courses: n.hunt@kingston.ac.uk

Mini Roses + Frame

Mini Roses Gold oil Lee Campbell

Red & Gold oil Lee Campbell

If you ever needed a practical excuse to commission an original oil painting on canvas – this is it and to ascertain the exact size required – tape a sheet of newspaper to the wall and measure this – once I have the dimensions I can give you a quote:

Visit the studio on Eel Pie Island to view the latest collection of original oil paintings or to commission one from a photo of a special place. Using your reference and my imagination we can work together to design a bespoke painting that will be unique to you and your family. The painting below was designed in collaboration with the client to enhance the warm tones of their living room.

Private Commission 2012

The above image will be available as a print next month from ‘Frames’ of Twickenham or from my studio.

So sad to see the council executing a row of lovely old chestnut trees along the Twickenham Embankment today to make room for the new development – R.I.P old friends.

The destruction of the trees has inspired me to make a new series of romantic riverside paintings using colours that I haven’t previously. The second one shows the river bank during the November Thames draw off.

Old Twickenham – oil on canvas – Lee Campbell

Low Tide Twickenham – Lee Campbell

The colours were inspired by a still life painting using the last of the summer roses :

Pink & Gold oil on canvas Lee Campbell

River Glow – Lee Campbell

Winter Glow – Lee Campbell

River Gold – Lee Campbell

Twickenham Lights – Lee Campbell

Petersham Blue and Gold – Lee Campbell

Christmas Studio Window

Christmas Window – Lee’s Studio Eel Pie Island

Christmas Window – Lee’s Studio Eel Pie Island

Have just completed some of the tiniest paintings I’ve ever done in oils -3 inches square:

Latest Work

Inspired by the cemetery where I run with Holly I painted this imaginary forest and was thinking of a title when I suddenly remembered a book that I’d loved as a kid. Apparently a classic ‘A Girl from the Limberlost’ was written by the naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter and set in a swampy forest in Indiana with lots of bug action (I loved bugs when I was a kid) so this book had embedded itself in my memory. According to the History of Jay County by M.W. Montgomery, published in 1864, the name Limberlost came from the following circumstance: A man named James Miller, while hunting along its banks, became lost. After various fruitless efforts to find his way home, in which he would always come around to the place of starting, he determined to go in a straight course, and so, every few rods he would mark a tree. While doing this, he was found by friends. Being an agile man, he was known as ‘limber Jim,’ and, after this, the stream was called ‘Limberlost.’

Enchanted Oil on canvas Lee Campbell

Awakening – Lee Campbell

Twickenham Rowing Club

This painting is oil on paper and was commissioned by a client who wanted autumnal colours in the trees. This painting also shows the new extension to the clubhouse and is available as a print from Frames in Twickenham

Twickenham Rowing Club – Lee Campbell

Miniature Flowers Oil on paper – Lee Campbell

About this time every year I feel the need to paint flowers and this series on tiny ones are the latest.

Each one is approx. 6″ x 4″ and sold with a 4″ deep neutral coloured mount.

This painting is inspired by my friend Kate who posted some lovely photos of riding on the beach. I often wondered if the seascapes needed some ‘action’ and this has provided the focus that was missing.

Blue Velum – Lee Campbell

After Sales Service

Happy to say that should any of my artworks become damaged (on the surface) I’m happy to restore it to it’s former glory as I have just done for the large Golden Orb painting that was splashed with paint during decorating:

Gold Orb – oil on canvas Lee Campbell

New Zealand News

I grew up in Carew about 7 miles from Geraldine, a place called Carew near the Rangitata River. After all the earthquakes it’s so good to hear positive news from Canterbury.

Street Pianos

In 2009 I participated in Luke Jerram’s public art project which involved painting pianos and placing them in public places world wide. See this link for some amazing art works around the world: http://www.streetpianos.com/

Lee Campbell’s Union Rose Piano Soho 2009

My favourite from the recent ones is in L.A. and by Alexander Mihaylovich http://mihaylovich.com